Well if you just wanted to do a simple redirect like the one you describe just use meta tags in the <head></head>
<meta HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" CONTENT="0;URL=searchPage.php"> If you use the method that Scott details (I would try to avoid that one though), create an HTML "Searching..." page with this meta tag. In the "searchPage.php" file have a redirect to another page after the search is complete....this technique is REALLY useful if you have a page call a script that takes a long time to execute but doesn't really return anything to the page (ie send a bunch of e-mails, calculate averages and store in a db, etc). ed At 10:10 AM 5/29/2002 +1000, Scott Reismanis wrote: >The way vbulliten does it, is they take a users search query, and find >out which threads match i.e. (2000, 5000, 2310, etc...). This is then >inserted into a database along with a search ID. From here once the >search is completed you are forwarded to a page like search.php? >search_id=7 that way urls are kept neat and everyone is happy. To >return the search resultset a query like "SELECT * FROM threads WHERE >thread_id IN $result_set" Unfortunatly there are extra overheads using >this method, however for my site I had to mimic such a search otherwise >my URLS got excessivly huge :) > >Anyhow that does not really answer the question as it does not explain >how to create the 'searching' screen however I know it definatly >involves a javascript redirect... I will explore that tonight and tell >you what I find. > > Regards, > > > Scott > >----- Original Message ----- >From "SP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date Tue, 28 May 2002 14:48:32 -0400 >To "Kevin Stone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Jeff Bearer" ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Php-General \(E-mail\)" <php- >[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject RE: [PHP] Intermediate "Searching..." screen. > > >Vbulletin does this for their search. Anyone know >how they do it? > >http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/search.php > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Kevin Stone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: May 28, 2002 2:36 PM >To: Jeff Bearer; Php-General (E-mail) >Subject: Re: [PHP] Intermediate "Searching..." >screen. > > >Search screens are a tricky prospect and none seem >to work very well. >However you could try one of the following >techniques... > >Instead of the submit button initiating a search >it initiates another script >that displays the 'searching...' message and only >after it has outputted >that to the screen does it initiate the search. >The last line in that >script would be a redirect back to your results >page. > >Another way to do it would be to set up a couple >of Javascript functions. >Echo one to open the 'searching...' screen prior >to initiating the search. >Then at the end of the script echo the other >javascript function to close >the 'searching.. ' screen. But I've implimted a >version of this for an >upload script and it didn't work so hot. > >Er.. umm.. anyone got any other bright ideas? > >-Kevin > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Jeff Bearer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Php-General (E-mail)" ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 12:23 PM >Subject: [PHP] Intermediate "Searching..." screen. > > > > I have a part of my site that searches a large >database and sometimes it > > takes more than a few seconds to return the >results. When searches take > > longer, people get antsy and search again. To >let them know that the > > search is working so they don't double efforts >I'd like to have an > > intermediate "Searching..." screen. > > > > I don't have a good idea on how to do this and >I'm looking for some > > ideas or directions. How do I show one thing >while the search is running > > and another when the search is complete and also >not loose the returned > > record set? > > > > -- > > Jeff Bearer, RHCE > > Webmaster > > PittsburghLIVE.com > > 2002 EPpy Award, Best Online U.S. Newspaper > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: >http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > >-- >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >To unsubscribe, visit: >http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > >-- >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
